Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-12
LOOT SOLD ON THE BLOCK
REVENUE AUTHORITIES HAVE
AN AUCTION AT ATLANTA.


AN AUCTION AT ATLANTA.
Whisky and Brandy Goes For a Little
Over Dollar n Gailon-St. Mary
Municipal Board-A Gwinnett County
DIstillery Leads Thief Into the
Revenue Office with Rope Around
His Neck.
ATLANTA, GA, April u.-There was a
big sale before the custom house to-day
Of property contiscated by the Revenue
Department. Eighteen stills, fourteen
caps and twelve worms knocked into old
copper brought SIS 30. A horse, mule
and wagon brought 500. Three hundred
and ninety-six gallons OF whisky and
brandy brought $40. The public sale OF
such a quantity of spirits attracted at
tention.
Under special act the Governor to-
day commissioned the following as the
Municipal Board of st, Mary's for the en-
suing year: Mayor, Thomas d. Hawkins
Aldermen, Robert Tompkins, A. G.
Wright. D. j. Long, j. j. Vocelle and
John r. Buchlett.
The Governor appointed these gentle
men on recommendation Of the public
meeting held in st, Mary's April b.
Apropos OF the Governors message
to the last Legislature suggesting the es-
tablishment of a convict farm, Principal
Keeper Hicks, of the North Carolina PEN
itentiary, who has been here several days,
informed the Governor that the expert
ment is being tried In North Carolina on
two plantations, one with 10C and the
other with sixty convicts. The last has
been self-supporting and making money.
The first lacked $1,000 last year OF pay
ing all expenses, but Mr.. Hicks is salts
led that 1t will pay out this year and next
year make money.
A PRISONER LASSOED.
About So'clock this morning Commits
sloner Haight was sitting in his office on
the third floor Of the Custom House when
the door opened and man entered. The
Commissioner saw that his visitor had
rope over his shoulder, aud as he ad-
vanced another man was seen at the other
end securely tied. The man in the lead
tod The Commissioner that his name was
y. G. Jett, a registered distiller in Gwin-
nett county. On the night of March 20
his warehouse was broken open and keg
containing twenty gallons of whisky was
stolen. Jett has been working up the
case trying to find the thieves. Suspicion
rested on man named AlOnZo Martin,
4 whose condition since the date
III question has been that OF
one well supplied with liquor.
W CONFESSION.
Jett accordingly went to Martins house
Yesterday and searched the premises, but
the only thing found was a burned hoop,
4 which, from its size, was supposed TO
have come off the stolen package. From
Martins he went to the home of Hiram
b. Hearing, where he found small guam
tity of liquor. Hear NJ Immediately con-
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tin and be had stolen the liquor. Jet
thereupon took Hearing into custody, but
when he came to look for Martin he had
fed. JetJ intended to make sure of Hear
Ing, and tied him securely with q
rope, leaving good, long leading
firing. In this way they reached
Atlanta this morning. A warrant was
worn out by Jett and formally served by
Marshal Mcdonald. Hearing waived
Examination and was sent to Jail in de-
fault of bail.
The German Lutherans are holding a
fair in the Centennial Hall, beginning to-
hight, for the benefit OF the church. The
fair will con tinue several days and the
managers expect to realize handsome re-
c6ipts.
SHOT WHILE HUNTING BULLFROGs.
While hunting bullfrogs near the city
to-day, Jim Jones accidentally shot Nose
rage III the leiJ reg WIN MS lltJIe PISTOL
Both we're negro boys.
W. A. Norman, a cutter for Selig Bros,
while cutting out suit to-day acci-
dentally stabbed himself III the right
thigh, hflicting painful wound.
At meeting of the police commission
tonight George Hamilton, who was
beaten off the force al the late election,
was elected as a supernumerary to ill
the place OF HolbroOk,. one of the newly
nieetad man who
At the yearly election of the vestry OF
BIT. Phillips Episcopal church to-day
Capt. John Keely was made senior
warden and Mr.. Paul Romare junior
warden. The services of all the old YES
try were dispensed with. The new vestry
elecled is composed OF antI-Armstrong
men and are i'll perfect accord with Bishop
Beckwith and Rector Byron Holly. The
action OF this church to-day is regarded
as a triumph OF the opponents OF the Arm
strong faction, which has heretofore ruled
the roost.
Chief Connolly, of the police. has issued
an order calling on mis- men for rigid
enforcement of the prohibition law and
instructing them that any druggist who
sells alcohol except for medicinal,
mechanical or scientific purposes, is "a
yiolator of the local option law. There
has been much pure alcohol drunkenness
OF late.